{"product_id":"ultra-violent","title":"ULTRA VIOLENT","description":"\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApril 2024\u003cbr\u003eThird Edition \u003cbr\u003eHardcover\u003cbr\u003e100 pages, 89 images\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 24 x 17 cm\u003cbr\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e978-90-833898-1-3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe First Edition was published in December 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Second Edition was published in June 2022\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUltra Violent\u003c\/em\u003e is a visual study that focuses on the appearance and behavior of diehard football club fans, known as Ultras and Casuals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eMen join these groups and riot for fun because it’s an instant way to feel they’re connected to a community. The antisocial kick is like doing drugs: bad for you but addictive. Violence produces endorphins and lets their adrenaline flow. It’s like sex – you live in the moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThis publication comprises low-resolution grayscale images, reframed and cut to create a new, first-person perspective of the lifestyles of football fanatics from the streets to the stands.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen you quickly flip through this book, it hardly differs from zapping through hundreds of news channels or scrolling through your timeline on social media. The enormous number of (horrific) images we see every day, unsolicited, makes us realize less and less what we are actually looking at. We cannot (and do not want to) close ourselves off from our contemporary, violent visual culture. \u003cspan\u003eThe author used\u003c\/span\u003e hardcore football culture to study this.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47186040258906,"sku":"UV","price":58.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/4484\/8730\/files\/Front_rs_71297a51-fac8-43e7-ad83-37fde2d9778f.png?v=1780506322","url":"https:\/\/checkout.550bc.com\/products\/ultra-violent","provider":"550BC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}